Essay by Sir James Meek , 1826, with related correspondence and Draft in three books of 'The Surrender of Buonaparte'
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Administrative / biographical background
Sir James Meek (1778–1856) was civil servant, who entered the public service in the commissariat department in 1798 and was appointed a paymaster in the Royal Navy in 1800. He was made a commissioner of the victualling board in 1830 and was appointed comptroller of the victualling and transport services at the Admiralty in 1832.
Administrative / biographical background
Sir James Meek (1778–1856) was civil servant, who entered the public service in the commissariat department in 1798 and was appointed a paymaster in the Royal Navy in 1800. He was made a commissioner of the victualling board in 1830 and was appointed comptroller of the victualling and transport services at the Admiralty in 1832.
Record Details
| Item reference: | REC/15 |
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| Level: | SERIES |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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